Fall 2017  |  HIST 3461 Section 004: Introduction to East Asia I: The Imperial Age (17692)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Meets With:
EAS 3461 Section 004
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/05/2017 - 12/13/2017
Tue, Thu 11:15AM - 12:30PM
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 317
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Comparative survey of early history of China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam. Early Chinese thought. Diffusion of Confucianism, Buddhism, and other values throughout East Asia. Political and social history of region to 1600.
Class Notes:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/?lipin003+HIST3461+Fall2016
Class Description:
This is a comprehensive introduction to East Asia (China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam) from prehistoric times to the sixteenth century. It traces the evolution of major political and economic institutions as ways to understand basic structures of political authority and systems of resource distribution in these societies. It outlines major schools of East Asian philosophy and religions, such as Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism, and discusses their development and influence in each of the four countries. It analyzes some of the most important features of East Asian society, i.e., family structure and gender relationships in ideology as well as in practice. As part of the overview of East Asian society and culture, the course also introduces main modes of artistic expression through various kinds of visual materials as well as visit to museum. The course stresses the inter-connections within East Asia while highlighting the distinctive paths of historical changes in each of the four countries.
Class Format:
80% Lecture
20% Discussion
Workload:
50 Pages Reading Per Week
7-10 Pages Writing Per Term
2 Exam(s)
1 Paper(s)
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/17692/1179
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
4 September 2007

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